Gun threat at Manchester library prompts call to police

MANCHESTER — A regular patron at the city's main library became upset Thursday when told he needed a library card to do business and threatened to return and shoot a library clerk, police and library officials said.

"He was rambling and got upset with the staff and went to sit down at the main desk and threatened...to return and shoot the staff member," library Director Denise van Zanten said.

No weapon was shown and no one was hurt in the incident that happened about noon at the 405 Pine St. main library, van Zanten said. The man left on his own with few, if any, other patrons aware of what happened.